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whale

[weyl, hweyl] / weɪl, ʰweɪl /


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Most major cruise lines offer trips to the 49th state, where travelers can explore the tallest mountain in the U.S. or go whale watching on the coast.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It was known that when whales die and drop to the seafloor, their sunken bodies -- called "whale falls" -- provide a source of food to deep-sea creatures.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

At times, he appears like a minnow trying to swallow a whale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Morten Abildstrøm, a Danish Environmental Agency official on the island of Anholt, told daily newspaper Jyllands Posten that the whale would be cut into pieces after veterinarians and researchers had travelled there to take samples.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

He knew that the High Mountains were far in the east, beyond the Deep Forest, and that they curved from north to south, arching out of the Forest like the spine of an enormous whale.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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